Call for research infrastructure with potential to become of national interest

The call is aimed at local research infrastructures at Umeå University that have the potential to be used nationally/internationally. 

How much can we apply for? 

The maximum amount is SEK 900,000 per year for two years. Please note that the amount applied for must include include co-financing from your faculty, which itself needs to contribute 30 percent. Therefore, a letter of intent from the faculty is also required.

The allocated funds may be used for:

• Investments in equipment or software.
• Management and maintenance costs for the infrastructure.
• Skills development for existing staff.
• Staff costs linked to infrastructure management.
• Development and networking to strengthen the infrastructure, in order to achieve status of national interest.

Evaluation criteria

The application must clearly state how and to what extent the infrastructure meets the following criteria today. It should also explain how the funds granted will be used to meet even more criteria.

• Does the infrastructure have a management, an organization and a responsible host institution?
• Is the infrastructure available to all researchers at Umeå University on equal terms, for example in terms of user fees?
• Is the infrastructure used by researchers/research groups and users from one or more faculties at Umeå University or by other higher education institutions/external partners?
• Does the infrastructure provide users with training or regular theoretical and practical courses at different levels linked to its use?
• Does the infrastructure have a long-term plan to meet the needs of researchers?
• Is there a long-term plan for the use, funding, development, and evaluation of the research infrastructure?
• Does the infrastructure have a plan for how the grant applied for could strengthen the infrastructure to reach national/international status?

How do we apply?

You apply via the form below. Please fill in information about the research infrastructure, its role in the research, the responsible organization, budget and how the money applied for will come to use.

Send in your application no later than October 31 at 24:00, via rso@umu.se

Application form

Formal questions regarding the application should be addressed to Agneta H. Plamboeck at the Research Support and Collaboration Office:
agneta.plamboeck@umu.se